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Harmonize a melody as an 11th

Harmonize a melody as an 11th - Sibelius Tutorial

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Harmonize a melody as an 11th

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- [Instructor] Now let's take a look at what it sounds like when you harmonize your melody as if it's the 11th of the a chord. There are only two types of 11th chords, and they are both present in the major scale: The minor 11th, and the major 11th. The minor 11th chords we see most often in the major scale occur on the second and sixth degree of the scale. If we use C major as an example, and stack up thirds from the D and the A, which are the second and sixth degrees of the scale, we get D minor 11 and A minor 11, respectively. Here's D minor 11. (piano music) And here is A minor 11. (piano music) Pretty beautiful, right? There is only one major 11th chord in the major scale, and it occurs on the fourth degree. In C major, that chord is F major 11. The fact that the major 11 chord occurs only once in the major scale is significant when it comes to harmonizing a melody. We'll take a look at this significance in a little bit. Let me show you how this sounds. (piano music) Gorgeous…

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